Behind the scenes at the 2025 Apple Cup
Come see what I saw before, during and after Washington's 59-24 win over Washington State in Pullman.
Washington’s first road trip of the season provided a good opportunity to show you what a weekend is like for me at an away game. Between the change of scenery, the familiar setting and the nature of the rivalry, this is probably my favorite video so far.
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Awesome video, fun to watch. I love this game and I hope it continues. Maybe if the math doesn’t work on home games they can at least play it every other year or something. Every UW class should get at least one home Apple cup
TY for the travelogue!
I find it wildly humorous how much ppl focus on coach's attire - be it DeBoer Casual or Fisch Hoody.
And some folks say CFB started to lose its way when networks/money/Larry Scott got involved, but I say it is when it became de rigueur to chant "F*** opposing team" vs actually chanting supportively FOR your own team.
It's not the expletive that is offensive. Nope, it's the complete and utter lack of imagination to come up with something more targeted to the opponent and specific moment.
The chant has exactly zero impact anymore it is so pedestrian and toothless. You'd think folks concerned with their "influencer" looks wouldn't want to be seen doing something so lame.